by ECC Editor | Feb 15, 2022 | Comm Center News
LISBON — Already ahead of other counties, Columbiana County is being asked to share financial figures about the current 911 system in the county.
The Public-Safety Answering Point (PSAP) operations subcommittee met this week and is scheduled to report some actual figures by the end of February, as it looks at what are the actual costs to the bring other counties onboard with Next-Generation 911 systems.
Those figures will then be reporting to an ESInet committee, which would like to see all the counties in the state offering Next-Gen 911, including the fiber optic lines needed to provide better services… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 14, 2022 | Comm Center News, Opinions
“9-1-1, what is the nature of your emergency?”
I knew who it was before I answered.
“This is 9-1-1. Is there an emergency?”
But I’m guilty of jumping to the end of this story – emergency? It started much earlier, in the wee hours, around 8:30 a.m., definitely the wee hours for a teacher on a Saturday morning.
RING.
“Uh? Wha? Who?”
RING… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 14, 2022 | Comm Center News
KAYSVILLE, Utah, Feb. 13, 2022 (Gephardt Daily) — Everyday, 9-1-1 operators and first responders work together to save lives. Saturday, they helped bring a new one into the world.
According to a post on the Kaysville Fire Department’s Facebook page, Davis County 9-1-1 operators received a call about a baby being born at a home.
As fire crews made their way to the home, dispatchers helped talk the family through labor, giving instructions over the phone… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 14, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
Public-safety agencies and organizations and originating service providers (OSPs) sparred over FCC authority and cost responsibility in comments on a National Association of State 9-1-1 Administrators (NASNA) petition asking the commission to help advance the next-generation 9-1-1 transition (NG 9-1-1) in the U.S.
The NASNA petition requested that the commission begin a rulemaking or inquiry to help facilitate the implementation of and transition to NG 9-1-1 services. The NASNA petition asked for four specific FCC actions… READ MORE
by ECC Editor | Feb 14, 2022 | Comm Center News
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) – Officials with Durham Technical Community College say they are moving quickly as they prepare to launch their 911 operator academy later this spring.
Friday afternoon, Durham Tech President J.B. Buxton said they have hired a program coordinator and they are working on developing the curriculum.
The academy is part of a partnership between Durham Tech and the city of Durham to help increase staffing at the Durham Emergency Communications Center, where now 30 out of 60 call-taker positions are vacant… READ MORE
